Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé

Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa. USAID_images/Flickr

July 14, 2021

Banning fossil fuels in sub‑Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé, University College Cork

Hybrid energy systems that combine renewable and non-renewable fuel systems could be the key to sub-Saharan Africa’s energy transition.

Lagos only gets about 10 percent of its electricity needs, leaving its 20 million inhabitants to their own devices. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

September 22, 2020

What Nigeria’s poor power supply really costs and how a hybrid system could work for business

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé, University College Cork

Nigeria’s unreliable power supply comes with a triple challenge of social, economic and environmental costs.

A visitor sanitises hands before entering a state hospital at Yaba, Lagos. Hospitals like this are likely to suffer power cuts as lock down force Nigerians to stay at home and consume more power. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

March 30, 2020

COVID‑19: Nigeria should prioritise power supply to health care facilities

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé, University College Cork

Effective public health response to a pandemic, depends on the availability of a stable power supply system.

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May 30, 2019

Solar power could stabilise Nigeria’s electricity grid and save it money

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé, University College Cork

Almost 80 million Nigerians do not have access to electricity and its erratic supply is costing the economy an estimated $29 billion annually. Nigeria’s abundant sunlight could be the solution.

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